Car-stake.



H. A. FAYSSOUX.

OAR STAKE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1913.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFEQFZ.

HARRIS A. FAYSSOUX, OF VAUGHAN, NORTH CAROLINA.

GAR-STAKE.

Application filed September 12, 1913.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914:.

Serial No. 789,484.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRIS A. FAYSSOUX, acitizen of the United States, residing at Vaughan, in the county ofWarren and State of North Carolina, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Car-Stakes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to car stakes and it consists in the novelfeatures hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a stake of such structure as tobe easily and quickly applied to the stake pocket of a flat or gondolacar and which when applied is securely held in position thereon. Thestake is further provided with means for easily and quickly removing thesame from the stake pocket.

With the above objects in view the stake comprises a body member havingin its side a channel in which is slidably mounted 'a bar. A lever isfulcrumed to the body member and is operatively connected with the barby means of a link. The body member is provided at one end with a socketwhich is adapted to receive the stake pocket of the car and when inposition the lever may be swung whereby the bar may be projected orinserted into the stake pocket whereby the stake is securely held inposition upon the pocket.

In the accompanying drawingsz-Figure 1 is a perspective view of thestake. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the stake. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view of the same out on the line 33 of Fig.2.FigJlis a similar view out on the line 47-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is asimilar view out on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

The stake is adapted to be used in combination with a stake pocket ofany conventional form and an example of which is illustrated at A in thedrawing.

The stake comprises a body member 1 which is provided at its inner sidewith a groove 2 having under out side flanges 3 which receive flanges Aof a bar 5. The bar 5 is slidably mounted in the said groove and isprovided with a longitudinally disposed slot 6 which receives a pin 7secured in the body 1. The body 1 is provided in one side with anopening 8 in which is pivoted a lever 9. A link 10 pivotally connectsthe inner end of the lever 9 with the upper end of the bar 5. A hook 11is pivotally mounted upon the body member 1 and is adapted to engage thelever 9 and hold the same against swinging movement. The body member 1is provided at its lower end with a socket 12 which is adapted toreceive the stake pocket A and when the said socket is over the pocketthe lever 9 may be swung so that the bar 5 is inserted down into thepocket A. A pin 13 attached to a chain 14 is connected with the body 1and may be inserted through the lower end of the bar 5 when it is in thepocket whereby it is impossible to withdraw the bar 5 from the pocketuntil the said pin has been removed from the same.

In view of the description it will be seen that a stake of simplestructure is provided and that the same may be easily and quicklyapplied to or detached from a stake pocket and when in position thereonis securely held so that the material loaded upon the car be tween thestakes cannot become accidentally displaced therefrom.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A stake comprisinga body member provided with a groove and having at its end a socket saidgroove having undercut shoulders, a bar having shoulders slidablyengaging the first mentioned shoulders said bar being slidably mountedin the groove.

2. A stake comprising a body member provided with a groove and having atits end a socket a bar slidably mounted in the groove, a lever fulcrumedupon the body member and a link pivotally connecting one end of thelever with one end of the bar.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRIS A. FAYSSOUX.

Witnesses:

C. G. SNELL, INEY A. GRAMLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. M

